Venezuela Hugo Chavez

Venezuelan President Hugo Chavez, right, speaks with Cuba's Fidel Castro, in a photo released by Cuba's official Granma newspaper. Chavez made a 14-minute statement Thursday, revealing he had surgery for pelvic cancer.

Venezuelan President Hugo Chavez, right, speaks with Cuba's Fidel Castro, in a photo released by Cuba's official Granma newspaper. Chavez made a 14-minute statement Thursday, revealing he had surgery for pelvic cancer. (Granma)

Venezuelan President Hugo Chavez, right, speaks with Cuba's Fidel Castro, in a photo released by Cuba's official Granma newspaper. Chavez made a 14-minute statement Thursday, revealing he had surgery for pelvic cancer.Granma